The senators are fighting against the proposal, and looked to community and base leaders for issues that back up their argument.

"We learned more about why the J Air Craft is very important. We learned about reclassification of those tales so we get the weapons training program here and stable, and permanent," said Sen. McCaskill.

Those were some of the concerns that, community and base leaders say, impact the airlift wing, the training center and the region.

"We're going to be jointly working to be sure Rosecrans has the equipment it needs, the facility it needs, to continue to provide that kind of service," said Sen. Roy Blunt, Republican.

McCaskill and Blunt, both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said they want to see the base grow.

"This is a facility that provides an incredible service at a really competitive cost to the people of the United States, and people all over the world who come here to train," said Sen. Blunt.

They say they will continue to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

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